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School Partnership Program

Department of Education

(440) 826-2166, (440) 826-3779 (fax)

Admission Office

graduate@bw.edu, (440) 826-8012

Benefits of the School Partnership Program

Baldwin Wallace is dedicated to partnering with school districts to ensure their educators are provided high-quality educational opportunities to enhance their skills and competencies, with an individualized, student-focused experience to support their learning. If you are interested in learning more about how your district can participate in our school partnerships program, please contact Liana Wiemels at lwiemels@bw.edu.

We currently offer a multi-tiered approach to school partnerships.

Premier Partnerships

Schools that wish to engage with Baldwin Wallace at the premier level collaborate with us so that we can best understand the educational needs of their educators and communicate the appropriate programming opportunities that the University has to offer. In return, educators in these districts receive a discount on BW standard tuition rates for eligible graduate education programs.

Eligible Graduate Education Programs

Certificates

  • Online Blended Learning
  • Special Education

Endorsements and Licenses

  • Computer/Technology Endorsement
  • Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist (K-12) License
  • Reading Endorsement

MAEd Programs

  • Initial License + Master's - Mild to Moderate Educational Needs
  • Leadership in Technology
  • Literacy
  • Mild to Moderate Educational Needs

Additionally, educators benefit from a simplified application process:

  • BW will accept transcripts directly from your board office. Once you apply for admission, the BW admission office will contact your school district for copies of your transcripts.
  • As a school partnership teacher, you only need one recommendation. Normally graduate education programs require two recommendations.

These benefits are available to Ohio-licensed teachers, substitute teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators working full-time in a partner school district.

Current Premier Partners Include:

  • Akron Public *
  • Albert Einstein Academy of Ohio
  • Amherst Exempted Village +
  • Aurora City *
  • Avon Lake +
  • Avon Local +
  • Barberton City *
  • Bay Village City *
  • Beachwood City *
  • Bedford City *
  • Berea City *
  • Black River
  • Brecksville-Broadview Hts.*
  • Brooklyn City *
  • Brunswick
  • Buckeye Schools
  • Chardon Local *
  • Chagrin Falls Exempted Village*
  • Clearview Local +
  • Cleveland Metropolitan City *
  • Cleveland Heights - University Heights City *
  • Cloverleaf
  • Columbia Local Schools +
  • Constellation Schools
  • Crestwood Local *
  • Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Heights *
  • Diocese of Cleveland - see list
  • East Cleveland City *
  • Elyria City +
  • Euclid City * +
  • Fairview Park City *
  • Firelands Local +
  • Garfield Heights City *
  • Goddard School - Strongsville
  • Independence Local *
  • James A. Garfield Local *
  • Julie Billert Schools
  • Kenston Local *
  • Kent City *
  • Keystone Local Schools +
  • Kirtland Local *
  • Lakewood City *
  • Lawrence School
  • Lorain City +
  • Lorain County JVS +
  • Maple Heights City *
  • Mayfield City *
  • Medina
  • Mentor Public *
  • Midview Local +
  • North Olmsted City *
  • North Ridgeville +
  • North Royalton City *
  • Norton
  • Oberlin City School District +
  • Old Trail
  • Olmsted Falls City *
  • OneSchool Global North America
  • Orange City *
  • Painesville City Local Schools
  • Parma City*
  • Perkins Local Schools
  • Ravenna City *
  • Revere Local *
  • Richmond Heights Local *
  • Rocky River City *
  • Shaker Heights City *
  • Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City +
  • Solon City *
  • South Euclid-Lyndhurst City *
  • Streetsboro City *
  • Strongsville City *
  • T2 Honors Academy
  • Twinsburg City *
  • Wadsworth
  • Warrensville Heights City *
  • Wauseon Exempted Village School District
  • Wellington Exempted Village +
  • Westlake City *
  • Wickliffe City *
  • Willoughby-Eastlake *
  • Youngstown Community Schools

* Member of Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio
+ Member of the Lorain ESC

Standard Partnership

As a teacher in the standard school partnership program, you'll benefit from a simplified application process:

  • BW will accept transcripts directly from your board office. Once you apply for admission, the BW admission office will contact your school district for copies of your transcripts.
  • As a school partnership teacher, you only need one recommendation. Normally MAEd programs require two recommendations.

These benefits are available to Ohio-licensed teachers, substitute teachers and administrators working full-time in a partner school district.

Current Standard Partners Include:

  • Alliance City School District
  • Breakthrough Schools
  • Broadway Academy
  • Brunswick
  • Copley-Fairlawn
  • Cuyahoga County Educational Service Center
  • Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
  • Euclid Preparatory School
  • Grand River Academy
  • HBCU Preparatory School
  • Highland Local
  • Horizon Science Academy
  • Hudson City School District
  • Huron City Schools
  • Intergenerational School-Cleveland
  • Invictus High School (3 campuses)
  • Knox County Educational Services Center
  • Lutheran Schools
  • Mahoning County Career and Technical Center
  • Manchester Local Schools
  • Margaretta Local Schools
  • Medina Christian Academy
  • Medina County Career Center
  • Medina County Educational Service Center
  • Medina County MRDD
  • Menlo Park Academy
  • Miami Trace Local Schools
  • Nordonia Hills
  • Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Schools
  • Perry Local Schools
  • Polaris Career Center
  • Riverside Local Schools (Painesville)
  • Ruffing Montessori School
  • Sterling Education Center
  • STEPS Center for Excellence in Autism
  • Stow-Munroe Falls
  • Summit Academy Akron Elementary
  • Summit Academy - Lorain
  • Tallmadge City Schools
  • Urban Community School-Cleveland
  • Van Buren Local Schools
  • Van Wert
  • Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Center
  • Vermilion Local
  • West Geauga Local Schools
  • Wooster City Schools